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Most wars, after all, present themselves as humanitarian endeavors to help people.


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Hope is essential to any political struggle for radical change when the overall social climate promotes disillusionment and despair.

Hope is essential to any political struggle for radical change when the overall social climate promotes disillusionment and despair.



But remember, this power of the people on top depends on the obedience of the people below. When people stop obeying, they have no power.

But remember, this power of the people on top depends on the obedience of the people below. When people stop obeying, they have no power.



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But I suppose the most revolutionary act one can engage in is... to tell the truth.



Education can, and should be, dangerous.

Education can, and should be, dangerous.



There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.

There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.



Protest beyond the law is not a departure from democracy; it is absolutely essential to it.

Protest beyond the law is not a departure from democracy; it is absolutely essential to it.



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Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.



They have the guns, we have the poets. Therefore, we will win.

They have the guns, we have the poets. Therefore, we will win.



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I feel very sorry for women who continue to purchase real fur coats. They are lacking in a woman's most important requisites, heart and sensitivity.



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Every one goes astray, but the least imprudent are they who repent the soonest.

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